US premiere of Jamie Oliver's real-time cooking series set for BBC AMERICA

Jamie Oliver brings his years of experience to the culinary uninspired in this energetic food series, Jamie's 30-Minute Meals, premiering in BBC AMERICA's daytime lineup. Giving solid instruction in a tough talking, fast paced, as-live style, he creates great home-cooked meals from scratch. Jamie cooks up substantial mains, delicious sides and salads, gorgeous puddings and refreshing drinks - adding his own unique twist to each element. The series supports Jamie's continuing mission to improve people's lives through food by tackling the issues of kitchen confidence and lack of time, head on. The result is food programming that is as relevant and helpful as it is beautiful and seductive. Jamie's 30-Minute Meals premieres with back-to-back episodes on Tuesday, May 1, 1:00pm ET/PT.

Each episode walks viewers through the steps needed to create an entire meal from scratch in just 30 minutes. The recipes are played out in real-time, offering a step-by-step account of each instruction so the viewer can then recreate that same meal in their own kitchen. No recipe is repeated and these meals are guaranteed to breathe new life into even the most experienced cook's repertoire.

Jamie Oliver explains: "If you want really great food, and fast, then do EXACTLY what I say. The years of me making pleasant suggestions are gone; I am going to tell you what to do, what to buy, when to turn your oven on and how to make these dishes. If you listen, you'll end up with a feast of beautiful things on your table in less than half an hour. This is about making people brilliant, on a daily basis."

Jamie Oliver's recipes will be available on BBCAmerica.com. Jamie's 30-Minute Meals is a Fresh One production that is distributed internationally by FremantleMedia Enterprises.

CREDITS

Host Jamie Oliver

Executive Producer Zoe Collins

Producer/Director Martha Delap

Jamie's 30-Minute Meals is a Fresh One production for Channel 4.

BBC AMERICA delivers US audiences high-quality, innovative and intelligent programming. Established in 1998, it has been the launch pad for talent embraced by American mainstream pop culture, including Ricky Gervais, Gordon Ramsay, Graham Norton, and successful programming formats including ground-breaking non-scripted television like Top Gear and top-rated science-fiction like Doctor Who. Owned by BBC Worldwide, the commercial arm of the BBC, BBC AMERICA has attracted both critical acclaim and major awards including an Emmy(R), five Golden Globes(R) and ten Peabody Awards. The channel attracts one of cable's most affluent and educated audiences and is available on digital cable and satellite TV in more than 77 million homes. It broadcasts in both standard and high-definition, with content available On Demand across all major digital platforms. Online, www.bbcamerica.com is the place to go to dig deeper into pop culture with a British twist.